Steve Jobs already stated the Mac was just another connected device now, and these ultraportables are a prime example of that vision. The RAM is soldered. The battery is non-user replaceable.
As we've seen since 2007 it's the premium smartphones, and now the premium tablets, that are selling more units than any single model of the budget category. But that's besides the point, they don't have to sell the most units, just be the most profitable and both Apple for the entire smartphone market and Samsung for the entire Android sub-market are showing that quality counts*.
* Samsung stil hasn't figured out that quality extends to customer service and support, but it doesn't seem like their customer base have figured that out either.
There was this outfit back in the 90's called Northgate that tried to sell premium PC clones. Really beautiful well-built machines inside and out with the latest components. Had to abandon the strategy in '94 because a cheapo PC worked just as well for most people. Samsung is breathing some funny air if they think they can succeed where everyone else, including mighty IBM has failed.
Samsung selling premium priced PC clones is like VW selling a $100,000 luxury car. Oh wait, VW did try that with the Phaeton and crashed and burned deeper than a bunker buster bomb. Those Phaetons were a great bargain at $60,000 when VW shut down that operation.
It's a great car. Your analogy is a bit off, because Mac is experience top to bottom (software and hardware) and PC will never have that.
Samsung selling premium priced PC clones is like VW selling a $100,000 luxury car. Oh wait, VW did try that with the Phaeton and crashed and burned deeper than a bunker buster bomb. Those Phaetons were a great bargain at $60,000 when VW shut down that operation.
Like Bentley, Lamborghini or Bugatti? I'll take any one of those cars made by Volkswagen. And lets not forget who founded VW, Ferdinand Porsche.
Rolls Royce announced a jump in sales this year mainly in an upsurge in Chinese clients. Quality sells. Of course we don't know the performance quality of these ultrabooks but we do have some aesthetic and general build quality info of the machines at CES.
Samsung doesn't have a notebook. Lets get things straight, Microsoft controls 5000 patents on the pc. Sammy would do nothing more than pimp out a tech that is licensed mostly to MS. Period.
All they do is stamp their name a box. Let Sammy come out with their own OS surrounded by their own box then we can talk. But until then they are nothing but street walkers for MS!
Samsung doesn't have a notebook. Lets get things straight, Microsoft controls 5000 patents on the pc. Sammy would do nothing more than pimp out a tech that is licensed mostly to MS. Period.
All they do is stamp their name a box. Let Sammy come out with their own OS surrounded by their own box then we can talk. But until then they are nothing but street walkers for MS!
They have a PC, it's MS that doesn't have a PC, just an OS. BTW Samsung also has some other Apple ripoffs running Chrome OS.
Then look at Samsung on handheld devices. They have their Bada OS but they also have Android. Google should be afraid of Samsung here because they big enough and have a large enough mindshare in the Android system to potentially fork Android. Why would they do this? If they can get you on their platform they can get you to stay much easier, something that is always a fear when dealing with distributed OSes.
Consumer electronics maker Samsung has voiced its goal of becoming the No. 1 notebook maker, but it will run up against rival Apple and its hot-selling MacBook lineup on its way to the top.
Well, isn't this just precious... In typical fashion, Samsung spends lots of time telling us about the fabrication, the weight, the type of processor and details about the screen. However, there isn't a single word about what you can DO WITH IT!!
It used to be that Microsoft sat there with their tongue out, watching everything Apple did, ready to copy. Now it's Samsung. Samsung is the hardware version of Microsoft.
Good luck with that for a while. Sharp can't seem to make a decent iPad 3 display. Even LG took a while to learn how to make tablet displays that actually met QC specifications. Tim Cook's agreements with Samsung just show that it's pragmatism that wins out at the end of the day. I have no doubt Apple will gain optimizations out of diversifying their supply chain, but let's not get too ahead of ourselves and trick ourselves into believing that the corporate world is all about tit for tat.
Then look at Samsung on handheld devices. They have their Bada OS but they also have Android. Google should be afraid of Samsung here because they big enough and have a large enough mindshare in the Android system to potentially fork Android. Why would they do this? If they can get you on their platform they can get you to stay much easier, something that is always a fear when dealing with distributed OSes.
Pretty much. My friend and I have been talking about this for at least a year.
Well, isn't this just precious... In typical fashion, Samsung spends lots of time telling us about the fabrication, the weight, the type of processor and details about the screen. However, there isn't a single word about what you can DO WITH IT!!
There was this outfit back in the 90's called Northgate that tried to sell premium PC clones. Really beautiful well-built machines inside and out with the latest components. Had to abandon the strategy in '94 because a cheapo PC worked just as well for most people. Samsung is breathing some funny air if they think they can succeed where everyone else, including mighty IBM has failed.
Samsung selling premium priced PC clones is like VW selling a $100,000 luxury car. Oh wait, VW did try that with the Phaeton and crashed and burned deeper than a bunker buster bomb. Those Phaetons were a great bargain at $60,000 when VW shut down that operation.
Except that the Series 9 notebook is now in its second generation. They've already worked on a variety of other premium PC products such as all-in-ones and now even ultrabooks. Samsung wouldn't have released such products and marketed them to such an extent if they thought they would face the Phaeton's fate. Unlike the Phaeton, there doesn't seem to be a confusion over what's premium and what isn't among many notebook buyers and reviewers who recognize it's a pretty decent notebook.
Why don't you try using analogies that actually work?
The larger screen and smaller bezel is great. But I also can't help wonder if Samsung gets a kick out of trying to piss Apple off by copying bits and pieces of Apple's products, like the keyboard on this model.
Not only clueless but over confident without knowing what they're doing. I suppose they're going to put OSX on there notebooks too. Oops can't do that so I guess they'll have to run Winblows, so much for your notebook being as good as Apple's. Your plan Samsung is destroyed already.
They've gotten really cocky lately after stealing Apple's iPhone and iPad designs and calling it there own. Now they want to do the same with Apple's portable computers too. They also claim to have had the knowledge of what Steve Jobs called the true answer to a great TV 12 months already.
Sold 32 million smartphones or given away. Many of there smartphone sales are buy 1 get one free. So they are stretching the truth on how many they actually sold since half of them are given away. So there actual total sales are 16 million smartphones sold and 16 million given away.
Therefore making Apple the number one smartphone in actual sales of up to 30 million iPhones sold.
Then look at Samsung on handheld devices. They have their Bada OS but they also have Android. Google should be afraid of Samsung here because they big enough and have a large enough mindshare in the Android system to potentially fork Android. Why would they do this? If they can get you on their platform they can get you to stay much easier, something that is always a fear when dealing with distributed OSes.
Keep in mind that, for the past seven or eight years, the best laptop running Windows has generally been a MacBook.
Sold 32 million smartphones or given away. Many of there smartphone sales are buy 1 get one free. So they are stretching the truth on how many they actually sold since half of them are given away. So there actual total sales are 16 million smartphones sold and 16 million given away.
Therefore making Apple the number one smartphone in actual sales of up to 30 million iPhones sold.
Sold means sold. These figures are on top of smartphones sold in previous quarters. Retailers are only going to buy as many phones as they think they'll be able to sell. Go check some news articles. Plenty of retailers in the UK were reporting that the GS2 was selling out consistently.
Sold 32 million smartphones or given away. Many of there smartphone sales are buy 1 get one free. So they are stretching the truth on how many they actually sold since half of them are given away. So there actual total sales are 16 million smartphones sold and 16 million given away.
Therefore making Apple the number one smartphone in actual sales of up to 30 million iPhones sold.
Free phones are between the carrier and the consumer... not the manufacturer.
The carrier will give away a phone... because the consumer will pay dearly over the next 2 years.
The phone manufacturer still gets paid the full retail price of the phone.
Consumer electronics maker Samsung has voiced its goal of becoming the No. 1 notebook maker, but it will run up against rival Apple and its hot-selling MacBook lineup on its way to the top.
The company took the wraps off of several new notebook models at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev., this week in an effort to capture the market.
So that means Samsung will be installing Apple's MacOS X.
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Apple's obsession with glossy is the most retarded thing about their laptops and iMacs.
Yes, we are aware about the option (more money = ripoff) for the 15 and 17 macbookpros. But that still leaves the 13 and iMacs out.
Btw , I'm a Mac user since 1995 and a fanboy. So no need to flame. Lol
Just pointing out an annoying omission.
As we've seen since 2007 it's the premium smartphones, and now the premium tablets, that are selling more units than any single model of the budget category. But that's besides the point, they don't have to sell the most units, just be the most profitable and both Apple for the entire smartphone market and Samsung for the entire Android sub-market are showing that quality counts*.
* Samsung stil hasn't figured out that quality extends to customer service and support, but it doesn't seem like their customer base have figured that out either.
There was this outfit back in the 90's called Northgate that tried to sell premium PC clones. Really beautiful well-built machines inside and out with the latest components. Had to abandon the strategy in '94 because a cheapo PC worked just as well for most people. Samsung is breathing some funny air if they think they can succeed where everyone else, including mighty IBM has failed.
Samsung selling premium priced PC clones is like VW selling a $100,000 luxury car. Oh wait, VW did try that with the Phaeton and crashed and burned deeper than a bunker buster bomb. Those Phaetons were a great bargain at $60,000 when VW shut down that operation.
It's a great car. Your analogy is a bit off, because Mac is experience top to bottom (software and hardware) and PC will never have that.
Samsung selling premium priced PC clones is like VW selling a $100,000 luxury car. Oh wait, VW did try that with the Phaeton and crashed and burned deeper than a bunker buster bomb. Those Phaetons were a great bargain at $60,000 when VW shut down that operation.
Like Bentley, Lamborghini or Bugatti? I'll take any one of those cars made by Volkswagen. And lets not forget who founded VW, Ferdinand Porsche.
Rolls Royce announced a jump in sales this year mainly in an upsurge in Chinese clients. Quality sells. Of course we don't know the performance quality of these ultrabooks but we do have some aesthetic and general build quality info of the machines at CES.
Samsung doesn't have a notebook. Lets get things straight, Microsoft controls 5000 patents on the pc. Sammy would do nothing more than pimp out a tech that is licensed mostly to MS. Period.
All they do is stamp their name a box. Let Sammy come out with their own OS surrounded by their own box then we can talk. But until then they are nothing but street walkers for MS!
LOL!
Samsung doesn't have a notebook. Lets get things straight, Microsoft controls 5000 patents on the pc. Sammy would do nothing more than pimp out a tech that is licensed mostly to MS. Period.
All they do is stamp their name a box. Let Sammy come out with their own OS surrounded by their own box then we can talk. But until then they are nothing but street walkers for MS!
They have a PC, it's MS that doesn't have a PC, just an OS. BTW Samsung also has some other Apple ripoffs running Chrome OS.
- http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/11/26...ands-on-photos
Then look at Samsung on handheld devices. They have their Bada OS but they also have Android. Google should be afraid of Samsung here because they big enough and have a large enough mindshare in the Android system to potentially fork Android. Why would they do this? If they can get you on their platform they can get you to stay much easier, something that is always a fear when dealing with distributed OSes.Consumer electronics maker Samsung has voiced its goal of becoming the No. 1 notebook maker, but it will run up against rival Apple and its hot-selling MacBook lineup on its way to the top.
Well, isn't this just precious... In typical fashion, Samsung spends lots of time telling us about the fabrication, the weight, the type of processor and details about the screen. However, there isn't a single word about what you can DO WITH IT!!
They are selling a PC in the Post-PC world.
Get a grip!
Apple needs a different supplier.
Find someone else who won't copy/steals ideas.
Good luck with that for a while. Sharp can't seem to make a decent iPad 3 display. Even LG took a while to learn how to make tablet displays that actually met QC specifications. Tim Cook's agreements with Samsung just show that it's pragmatism that wins out at the end of the day. I have no doubt Apple will gain optimizations out of diversifying their supply chain, but let's not get too ahead of ourselves and trick ourselves into believing that the corporate world is all about tit for tat.
Then look at Samsung on handheld devices. They have their Bada OS but they also have Android. Google should be afraid of Samsung here because they big enough and have a large enough mindshare in the Android system to potentially fork Android. Why would they do this? If they can get you on their platform they can get you to stay much easier, something that is always a fear when dealing with distributed OSes.
Pretty much. My friend and I have been talking about this for at least a year.
Well, isn't this just precious... In typical fashion, Samsung spends lots of time telling us about the fabrication, the weight, the type of processor and details about the screen. However, there isn't a single word about what you can DO WITH IT!!
They are selling a PC in the Post-PC world.
Get a grip!
Post-PC world?
There was this outfit back in the 90's called Northgate that tried to sell premium PC clones. Really beautiful well-built machines inside and out with the latest components. Had to abandon the strategy in '94 because a cheapo PC worked just as well for most people. Samsung is breathing some funny air if they think they can succeed where everyone else, including mighty IBM has failed.
Samsung selling premium priced PC clones is like VW selling a $100,000 luxury car. Oh wait, VW did try that with the Phaeton and crashed and burned deeper than a bunker buster bomb. Those Phaetons were a great bargain at $60,000 when VW shut down that operation.
Except that the Series 9 notebook is now in its second generation. They've already worked on a variety of other premium PC products such as all-in-ones and now even ultrabooks. Samsung wouldn't have released such products and marketed them to such an extent if they thought they would face the Phaeton's fate. Unlike the Phaeton, there doesn't seem to be a confusion over what's premium and what isn't among many notebook buyers and reviewers who recognize it's a pretty decent notebook.
Why don't you try using analogies that actually work?
They've gotten really cocky lately after stealing Apple's iPhone and iPad designs and calling it there own. Now they want to do the same with Apple's portable computers too. They also claim to have had the knowledge of what Steve Jobs called the true answer to a great TV 12 months already.
What a bunch of poppy cock!!!
Therefore making Apple the number one smartphone in actual sales of up to 30 million iPhones sold.
They have a PC, it's MS that doesn't have a PC, just an OS. BTW Samsung also has some other Apple ripoffs running Chrome OS.
- http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/11/26...ands-on-photos
Then look at Samsung on handheld devices. They have their Bada OS but they also have Android. Google should be afraid of Samsung here because they big enough and have a large enough mindshare in the Android system to potentially fork Android. Why would they do this? If they can get you on their platform they can get you to stay much easier, something that is always a fear when dealing with distributed OSes.Keep in mind that, for the past seven or eight years, the best laptop running Windows has generally been a MacBook.
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Sold 32 million smartphones or given away. Many of there smartphone sales are buy 1 get one free. So they are stretching the truth on how many they actually sold since half of them are given away. So there actual total sales are 16 million smartphones sold and 16 million given away.
Therefore making Apple the number one smartphone in actual sales of up to 30 million iPhones sold.
Sold means sold. These figures are on top of smartphones sold in previous quarters. Retailers are only going to buy as many phones as they think they'll be able to sell. Go check some news articles. Plenty of retailers in the UK were reporting that the GS2 was selling out consistently.
Sold 32 million smartphones or given away. Many of there smartphone sales are buy 1 get one free. So they are stretching the truth on how many they actually sold since half of them are given away. So there actual total sales are 16 million smartphones sold and 16 million given away.
Therefore making Apple the number one smartphone in actual sales of up to 30 million iPhones sold.
Free phones are between the carrier and the consumer... not the manufacturer.
The carrier will give away a phone... because the consumer will pay dearly over the next 2 years.
The phone manufacturer still gets paid the full retail price of the phone.
Consumer electronics maker Samsung has voiced its goal of becoming the No. 1 notebook maker, but it will run up against rival Apple and its hot-selling MacBook lineup on its way to the top.
on Friday.
The company took the wraps off of several new notebook models at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev., this week in an effort to capture the market.
So that means Samsung will be installing Apple's MacOS X.
The only way to come close to Apple's MacBooks.